UNC has hired Indiana’s Seth Littrell as its newest assistant football coach

North Carolina football coach Larry Fedora has filled the opening on his staff left by the recent departure of offensive coordinator Blake Anderson.

Only he didn’t do it by hiring a new offensive coordinator, at least in name.

Instead, he elevated wide receivers coach Gunter Brewer and offensive line coach Chris Kapilovic to the positions of co-offensive coordinators, then brought in Seth Littrell from Indiana to serve as the Tar Heels’ new assistant head coach for offense and tight ends coach.

“Seth has been a successful offensive coach and recruiter everywhere he’s been,” Fedora said in a release announcing the hire Friday. “He played on a national championship team at Oklahoma and has worked with some of the best college coaches in the country.

“When I was at Oklahoma State and he was at Texas Tech, we coached and recruited against each other. I believe he’ll be a great fit for our program and for this University. He will bring some new ideas to our offensive system and I’m excited to have him in Chapel Hill.”

While at Indiana, Littrell ran an offense that finished ninth nationally in total yardage at 508.5 yards per game last season.

The Hoosiers set school records by rolling up 6,102 total yards, 451 points, 62 touchdowns and 300 first downs. They were also one of only three teams in the FBS to more than 300 yards through the air and 200 yards on the ground in 2013.

Before going to Indiana, Littrell spent three seasons coaching at Arizona,, where his 2011 offense ranked third nationally in passing and 15th in total offense. He has also spent time at Texas Tech and at Kansas following a playing career in which he was a running back on Oklahoma’s 2000 national championship team.

Littrell replaces Anderson, who left to become the head coach at Arkansas State.